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Chapter Eight — Data Functions (continued)
Test data tools aid in converting information from structured text into structured data. Consider the following (EDGAR archive index, altered for width):
Description: Master Index of EDGAR Dissemination Feed by Company Name Last Data Received: August 20, 2014 Comments: webmaster@sec.gov Anonymous FTP: ftp://ftp.sec.gov/edgar/ Company Name Form Type CIK Date Filed File Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'mktg, inc.' 10-Q 886475 2014-08-07 edgar/data/886475/0001019056-14-001019.txt 'mktg, inc.' 4 886475 2014-07-15 edgar/data/886475/0001144204-14-043105.txt 'mktg, inc.' 4 886475 2014-07-15 edgar/data/886475/0001144204-14-043107.txt 'mktg, inc.' 4 886475 2014-07-15 edgar/data/886475/0001405086-14-000226.txt 'mktg, inc.' 4 886475 2014-07-15 edgar/data/886475/0001405086-14-000227.txt 'mktg, inc.' 4 886475 2014-07-15 edgar/data/886475/0001405086-14-000228.txt 'mktg, inc.' DEFM14A 886475 2014-07-16 edgar/data/886475/0001019056-14-000922.txt 1 800 FLOWERS COM INC SC 13G/A 1084869 2014-07-10 edgar/data/1084869/0000921895-14-001519.txt 1 800 FLOWERS COM INC SC 13G/A 1084869 2014-08-07 edgar/data/1084869/0001086364-14-002508.txt 10-15 ASSOCIATES, INC. 13F-HR 1511144 2014-08-12 edgar/data/1511144/0001145443-14-001041.txt 11 East 1st St. LLC D 1538381 2014-08-04 edgar/data/1538381/0001515971-14-000332.txt 11.2 Capital I, L.P. D/A 1591336 2014-07-28 edgar/data/1591336/0001591336-14-000001.txt 1111 Superior Investors LLC D 1613090 2014-07-10 edgar/data/1613090/0001116354-14-000002.txt 1125 North Fairfax LLC D 1614102 2014-07-17 edgar/data/1614102/0001614102-14-000001.txt 12 West Capital Management LP 13F-HR 1540531 2014-08-14 edgar/data/1540531/0000905718-14-000528.txt 12 West Capital Management LP SC 13D 1540531 2014-08-08 edgar/data/1540531/0000905718-14-000499.txt 12 West Capital Management LP SC 13G 1540531 2014-07-28 edgar/data/1540531/0000905718-14-000480.txt 1200 Ely Street Holdings Co. LLC S-4 1555840 2014-08-11 edgar/data/1555840/0001571049-14-003885.txt 123 Camino Carmelita LLC D 1612736 2014-07-07 edgar/data/1612736/0001612736-14-000001.txt
To convert this information into CSV, one could use Excel or another tool. Another option would be a brut force read in a line and then use the GetStringSegment function to capture each section.
Text data tools such as the FormattedTextToArray can be used to perform a conversion.
//
// Legato - Convert EDGAR Company IDX to CSV
// -----------------------------------------
//
// This script demonstrates CSV functions and the FormattedTextToArray function.
// EDGAR IDX files are located in the EDGAR Archive at ftp://edgar.sec.gov.
//
// Rev 08/21/2014
//
// (c) Novaworks, LLC
//
string fnSRC, fnDST;
string fields[20];
string s1;
handle hFile, hOut;
int pos[20];
int rc, lx, size;
// -- Set Up Files
fnSRC = BrowseOpenFile("Select EDGAR IDX File to Make CSV");
if (fnSRC == "") { exit; }
hFile = OpenMappedTextFile(fnSRC);
if (IsError(hFile)) {
rc = GetLastError(); ReportFileError("Source File", rc);
exit;
}
fnDST = ClipFileExtension(fnSRC);
fnDST += ".csv";
hOut = CreateFile(fnDST);
if (IsError(hOut)) {
rc = GetLastError(); ReportFileError("CSV Output File", rc);
exit;
}
// -- Perform Conversion
pos[0] = 62; // Company Name
pos[1] = 74; // Form Type
pos[2] = 86; // CIK
pos[3] = 98; // Date Filed
pos[4] = 0; // File Name
ProgressOpen("Convert to CSV");
lx = 10; // Data Start
size = GetLineCount(hFile);
while (lx < size) {
ProgressUpdate(lx, size);
s1 = ReadLine(hFile, lx);
fields = FormattedTextToArray(s1, pos);
WriteLine(hOut, CSVArrayToString(fields));
lx++;
}
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